Yes you might very well wonder what that title means. Well.....as you know San is trying to move out and into her own apartment. Before she could move in however some work had to be done in the place. Namely, the carpet was ripped up in her living room and the tile from her dining/kitchen area and it was all replaced with laminate. She had to go and buy all of the laminate (reimbursed for the cost of course) and all of the other supplies the renovators needed and truck it up to her third floor flat...no elevator of course. We are talking here about 37 boxes of laminate that she carted up plus sheets of plywood, 2x4's etc. Then she got sick last week with a very nasty flu bug while they were laying the floor.
Needless to say that when she was finally able to go back to work and went in to see her finished apartment on Thursday night she was a little upset and overwhelmed when she found a thick layer of dirt and dust on everything in the apartment. See first photo.
She had to go to Shelburne today for clinic so her Dad and I took pity on her and went over and cleaned up for her. What a mess! We were there from 10:00 until 3:00 scrubbing, mopping and vacuuming. See second picture for the difference. This is her bathroom but just the pictures of her bathroom shelves will give you an idea of the difference.
Mama was discharged from the Shelburne Hospital on Thursday and moved into a residential care facility in Shelburne called Mary's Abide-a-While. She seems to be settling in okay. She has a roommate and there are about 16 residents in the house. They each are responsible for their own personal care such as washing up in the morning and dressing but their meals and everything are done for them. Will keep you posted on how things go with her.
I am just about ready for bed as I am so tired tonight. Ralph is going to watch the hockey game and San has the other tv so I think I will go to bed and "read". :)
4 comments:
Looks and sounds like you two have been busy cleaning. I am sure Sandra appreciated it. Glad to hear your Mom is settled in at the RC facility. TTYS Love Flo
Glad to hear your mom is doing okay. Sure seems you had a lot of cleaning to do.
Hi! That was nice of you to help Sandra clean up her apartment. Renovating can make such a mess. We just painted our livingroom, kitchen, dining area, entrance and hall. Rob fixed spots on the drywall and we had drywall dust everywhere! It is messy stuff. Spring cleaning came early here for us. It looks great and I really like the new look.
Happy Valentine's Day!!
Carla
XO
juat figured out how to leave comment. Doris glad to hear your Mom is doing okay. Sandra must haved really appreciated all you and Ralph did for her. What we won't do for our children. Sandi
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